Politics

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President Barack Obama congratulates Cathy Russell after he nominated her for the position of Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues at a Women's History Month reception in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, and released Monday March 18, 2013, Syrian government forces fire rockets toward residential neighborhoods, in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

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“Once again, the government is arguing with the government while nothing is accomplished,” says Sen. Roy Blunt, Missouri Republican, for the lack of progress on the proposed St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway Project. (Associated Press)

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This video framegrab provided by the gay rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announcing her support for gay marriage, putting her in line with other potential Democratic presidential candidates on a social issue that is rapidly gaining public approval. Clinton made the announcement in an online video released March 18, 2013, by the Human Rights Campaign. She says in the six-minute video that gays and lesbians are "full and equal citizens and deserve the rights of citizenship." (Associated Press/Human Rights Campaign)